In 2009, I became extremely concerned with the concept of Unique Identity for various reasons. Connected with many like minded highly educated people who were all concerned.
On 18th May 2010, I started this Blog to capture anything and everything I came across on the topic. This blog with its million hits is a testament to my concerns about loss of privacy and fear of the ID being misused and possible Criminal activities it could lead to.
In 2017 the Supreme Court of India gave its verdict after one of the longest hearings on any issue. I did my bit and appealed to the Supreme Court Judges too through an On Line Petition.
In 2019 the Aadhaar Legislation has been revised and passed by the two houses of the Parliament of India making it Legal. I am no Legal Eagle so my Opinion carries no weight except with people opposed to the very concept.
In 2019, this Blog now just captures on a Daily Basis list of Articles Published on anything to do with Aadhaar as obtained from Daily Google Searches and nothing more. Cannot burn the midnight candle any longer.
"In Matters of Conscience, the Law of Majority has no place"- Mahatma Gandhi
Ram Krishnaswamy
Sydney, Australia.

Aadhaar

The UIDAI has taken two successive governments in India and the entire world for a ride. It identifies nothing. It is not unique. The entire UID data has never been verified and audited. The UID cannot be used for governance, financial databases or anything. It’s use is the biggest threat to national security since independence. – Anupam Saraph 2018

When I opposed Aadhaar in 2010 , I was called a BJP stooge. In 2016 I am still opposing Aadhaar for the same reasons and I am told I am a Congress die hard. No one wants to see why I oppose Aadhaar as it is too difficult. Plus Aadhaar is FREE so why not get one ? Ram Krishnaswamy

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.-Mahatma Gandhi

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.Mahatma Gandhi

“The invasion of privacy is of no consequence because privacy is not a fundamental right and has no meaning under Article 21. The right to privacy is not a guaranteed under the constitution, because privacy is not a fundamental right.” Article 21 of the Indian constitution refers to the right to life and liberty -Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

“There is merit in the complaints. You are unwittingly allowing snooping, harassment and commercial exploitation. The information about an individual obtained by the UIDAI while issuing an Aadhaar card shall not be used for any other purpose, save as above, except as may be directed by a court for the purpose of criminal investigation.”-A three judge bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar said in an interim order.

Legal scholar Usha Ramanathan describes UID as an inverse of sunshine laws like the Right to Information. While the RTI makes the state transparent to the citizen, the UID does the inverse: it makes the citizen transparent to the state, she says.

Good idea gone bad
I have written earlier that UID/Aadhaar was a poorly designed, unreliable and expensive solution to the really good idea of providing national identification for over a billion Indians. My petition contends that UID in its current form violates the right to privacy of a citizen, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. This is because sensitive biometric and demographic information of citizens are with enrolment agencies, registrars and sub-registrars who have no legal liability for any misuse of this data. This petition has opened up the larger discussion on privacy rights for Indians. The current Article 21 interpretation by the Supreme Court was done decades ago, before the advent of internet and today’s technology and all the new privacy challenges that have arisen as a consequence.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP Rajya Sabha

“What is Aadhaar? There is enormous confusion. That Aadhaar will identify people who are entitled for subsidy. No. Aadhaar doesn’t determine who is eligible and who isn’t,” Jairam Ramesh

But Aadhaar has been mythologised during the previous government by its creators into some technology super force that will transform governance in a miraculous manner. I even read an article recently that compared Aadhaar to some revolution and quoted a 1930s historian, Will Durant.Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Rajya Sabha MP

“I know you will say that it is not mandatory. But, it is compulsorily mandatorily voluntary,” Jairam Ramesh, Rajya Saba April 2017.

August 24, 2017: The nine-judge Constitution Bench rules that right to privacy is “intrinsic to life and liberty”and is inherently protected under the various fundamental freedoms enshrined under Part III of the Indian Constitution

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the World; indeed it's the only thing that ever has"

“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” -Edward Snowden

In the Supreme Court, Meenakshi Arora, one of the senior counsel in the case, compared it to living under a general, perpetual, nation-wide criminal warrant.

Had never thought of it that way, but living in the Aadhaar universe is like living in a prison. All of us are treated like criminals with barely any rights or recourse and gatekeepers have absolute power on you and your life.

Announcing the launch of the # BreakAadhaarChainscampaign, culminating with events in multiple cities on 12th Jan. This is the last opportunity to make your voice heard before the Supreme Court hearings start on 17th Jan 2018. In collaboration with @no2uidand@rozi_roti.

UIDAI's security seems to be founded on four time tested pillars of security idiocy

1) Denial

2) Issue fiats and point finger

3) Shoot messenger

4) Bury head in sand.

God Save India

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

10794 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 17th January 2017



Govt to integrate BHIM app with Aadhaar for transactions
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Your Aadhaar card could soon become a universal payment ID. In a few weeks, the government will unveil a feature for payments ...
The Dangers Of Aadhaar-Based Payments That No One Is Talking About - BloombergQuint
Government to facilitate linking of BHIM app with Aadhaar Id for transactions - Zee News
Soon, Aadhar Card To Be Integrated With BHIM App For Easier Payments - Huffington Post India


IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asks Qualcomm for innovation on Aadhaar-based payments
Economic Times
"Can you come with an innovation of a chip which can become integral to Aadhaar itself as far as determining verifiable digital identity is concerned.
Qualcomm invests $8.5 million in Design in India on Centre's call for innovation - ETTelecom.com


Mumbai speaks
Mumbai Mirror
We were flooded with questions regarding Aadhaar after we published a few queries on it last week. Sandeep Jichkar, deputy director, UIDAI, answers ...





Truecopy Credentials Launches Aadhaar Based eSigning Solutions for Documents
PR Newswire India (press release)
Truecopy Credentials Pvt. Ltd., a company specializing in digital document authentication announced today the launch of their mobile app Aadhaar ...





16.87L quintals rice released for ration card holders this month
Daily Pioneer
Notably, as many as 1.83 crore ration card holder members among families are now linked to Aadhaar under the Public Distribution System (PDS), ...





Bharti Airtel launches Aadhar-based digital banking service in India
Biometric Update
Airtel Payments Bank takes a paperless banking approach through Aadhaar-based e-KYC, enabling any individual with an Aadhaar card, PAN card or ...





European 2016 Auto Sales Jump to Nine-Year High on Renault Gains
BloombergQuint
One such system is the Aadhaar-based payment system which could potentially allow citizens to pay anytime anywhere with the tap of a finger.





Unitus Seed Fund is clearing the decks for a second fund to support new-age social ventures
Forbes India
BetterPlace's platform uses a person's Aadhaar number, provided by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), as the basis for providing ...





Panvel police put tribal hamlets on path of progress
The Hindu
They did not possess Aadhaar cards, ration cards, voter identity cards, caste certificates and were not included in the Below Poverty Line category.





MGNREGA: Really poor states lag in even using date for the poverty stricken people
Financial Express
... only legitimate customers get subsidised rations—in sharp contrast, just 0.13% of ration cards in Bihar are Aadhaar-seeded. Given that poorer states ...





Norms for CM's Janasanthwana fund released
The Hindu
The applications should include the proposed beneficiary's Aadhaar card, ration card and the copy of the front page of passbook. The applications will ...





Be part of Digi Dhan mela | Bengaluru NYOOOZ
NYOOOZ
All transactions conducted through RuPay Card NPCI 's Bhim app , USSD-based *99# service and Aadhaar-Enabled Payment Service (AePS) are ...





DC Budgam reviews biometric coverage under Aadhar
Kashmir Reader
The meeting was informed that 86.95 percent of population has been enrolled under Aadhar and 70 percent of Aadhaar cards have been generated ...



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